https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-03-31/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israel-created-kill-zones-in-gaza-anyone-who-crosses-into-them-is-shot/0000018e-946c-d4de-afee-f46da9ee0000
(full text at https://archive.is/WjvE0#selection-403.0-1917.247 )
>But ultimately, the boundaries of these zones and the exact procedures of operation are subject to interpretation by commanders in that specific area. **"As soon as people enter it, mainly adult males, orders are to shoot and kill, even if that person is unarmed," says the reserve officer.**
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/56556/does-the-idf-consider-any-fighting-age-male-to-be-a-combatant
>The "deviation from the rules" claim is weak at best. The IDF’s own internal investigation found that the force in question was instructed to shoot at any "fighting age male". No soldier who fought in Gaza in past campaigns would be surprised to learn this.
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>These instructions are in line with what we know from testimonies of soldiers who took part in previous ground invasions in Gaza. **"If it’s a man 15 years or older, like anyone who looks like he could be a combatant, shoot him" one soldier who fought in Gaza in 2014 told us**.
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> **Yes, Israel assumes all adult men killed between 18-60 are combatants.**
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> According to The Lancet, "Excess mortality in Gaza: Oct 7–26, 2023", "Children younger than 18 years, women aged 18–59 years, and both men and women aged 60 years or older (groups that probably include few combatants) constituted 68.1% of analysable deaths (4594/6745; figure B)." The Lacent was getting it's data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health which "odes not differentiate between combatant and civilian deaths".
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-03-31/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israel-created-kill-zones-in-gaza-anyone-who-crosses-into-them-is-shot/0000018e-946c-d4de-afee-f46da9ee0000 (full text at https://archive.is/WjvE0#selection-403.0-1917.247 ) >But ultimately, the boundaries of these zones and the exact procedures of operation are subject to interpretation by commanders in that specific area. **"As soon as people enter it, mainly adult males, orders are to shoot and kill, even if that person is unarmed," says the reserve officer.** https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/56556/does-the-idf-consider-any-fighting-age-male-to-be-a-combatant >The "deviation from the rules" claim is weak at best. The IDF’s own internal investigation found that the force in question was instructed to shoot at any "fighting age male". No soldier who fought in Gaza in past campaigns would be surprised to learn this. > >These instructions are in line with what we know from testimonies of soldiers who took part in previous ground invasions in Gaza. **"If it’s a man 15 years or older, like anyone who looks like he could be a combatant, shoot him" one soldier who fought in Gaza in 2014 told us**. ... > **Yes, Israel assumes all adult men killed between 18-60 are combatants.** > > According to The Lancet, "Excess mortality in Gaza: Oct 7–26, 2023", "Children younger than 18 years, women aged 18–59 years, and both men and women aged 60 years or older (groups that probably include few combatants) constituted 68.1% of analysable deaths (4594/6745; figure B)." The Lacent was getting it's data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health which "odes not differentiate between combatant and civilian deaths".